APME Los Angeles 2024: Grid

Welcome to the APME Los Angeles 2024 conference. Here you’ll be able to register for the conference and update your Sched profile. A draft of the conference schedule will be available beginning March 1. At that time, you’ll be able to view the schedule and select what presentations you’d like to attend. If you have any questions, please visit our conference website or contact us at conference@popularmusiceducation.org We look forward to coming together as a community June 5–8 to consider the past, present, and future of popular music education.

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Carson Center	Online	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	TBA	TBD	Zaro Family Songwriters Theater

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Keynote 9:00am - 10:00am

Opening Welcome and Keynote 9:00am - 10:00am

Emergence - 3 Strings Band 10:15am - 11:15am

The 444s 11:30am - 12:30pm

The End All 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Osceola Rocks! 3:15pm - 4:15pm

APME LIVE USC Experience 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Yonkers The Lost C...

Rhizomatic Learning in the Popular Music Classroom 06 12:00pm -
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So You Want to Start a Music Education Business 06 12:00pm -
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From Casablanca to Skyfall: Celebrating 100 Years of Hollywood Studios through Popular Music 06 12:00pm -
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Visceral Response Metrics 06 12:00pm -
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Unveiling the Global Dominance of Latin Music: Implications for Music Education and Entrepreneurship 06 12:00pm -
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Lets create Rethinking music the... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Yamaha presentation 12:00pm - 12:30pm

The Song Exploder Experiment: Promoting Analysis through Discove... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Artistic Intent: A Framework for K-12 Popular Music Analysis 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Integrating more awareness of drum kit sounds and grooves into a... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Promoting Analysis through Discovery 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Visuals, Video, AI, Oh My! Canva for Education Does it All! 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Let's Make a Pop Song 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Addressing Social Class in Popul... 10:15am - 10:45am

Country Music in the Classroom:... 10:45am - 11:15am

Blue Hawk Records: Transformativ... 11:30am - 12:00pm

How do we want to be together?:... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Unleashing the Beast: The Reign of the Truest Metal Band 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Songwriting: A Tool for Empathy, Empowerment & New Learning in t... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Post-Modern Professor: An Autobiography 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Rise of Racism in Country Music 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Multi-Instrumentalistism for Popular Music Educators 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Location, Location, Location: Co... 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Music Licensing 101 5:00pm - 5:30pm

The Perceived Effectiveness of a... 10:15am - 10:45am

Positive Psychology for Music Pr... 10:45am - 11:15am

Pretty Hurts: Microaggressions E... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Informally Educated vs. Formally... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Soundtracking Student Success: Staying in sync with the music li... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Integrating Popular Music Education in Music Teacher Education 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Opening the Door To More 3:45pm - 4:15pm

The Development of the North Car... 4:30pm - 5:00pm

"Time keeps on slippin'...": Ref... 5:00pm - 5:30pm

AI-Powered Music Education for T... 10:15am - 10:45am

Songwriting, A Meaningful Connec... 10:45am - 11:15am

Creating Connections through Nar... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Song Maps: A Path to Creating Dy... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Teaching Musicianship with a Pop Music Twist 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Preparing Students for Creative and Technical Careers in Music a... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

This Is America: Childish Gambin... 10:15am - 10:45am

Maybe You’ll Find Direction: Tea... 10:45am - 11:15am

AI-Based Automated Vocal Music G... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Helping Students Unlock Their Song Ideas 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Orff Schulwerk and Popular Media 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Composing in the School Choir 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Beyond the Classroom: Bridging t... 10:15am - 10:45am

Beyond the Book Chapter: Practic... 10:45am - 11:15am

That’s My Jam: Learning Strategi... 11:30am - 12:00pm

The Marching Band Alternative 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Guitar: The Easiest Difficult Instrument (Why Guitarists Are Ter... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Inclusion in Pop Music Ensembles using 3 Strings Methodology 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Step by Step: A Framework For Helping Students Achieve Their Dre... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Music Streaming: Profits and Possibilities 2:00pm - 3:00pm

IMPACT Music Classrooms and Curricula: Designing Modern Music Pe... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Music Theory in Popular Music: G... 4:30pm - 5:00pm

APME Chapter Get-togethers 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Conference Check in/Coffee Time 8:00am - 9:00am

Afteroon Coffee Time 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Ella Reese 10:15am - 11:15am

Old Guard 11:30am - 12:30pm

Julian Abramo 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Eva Luna Smith 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Carson Center	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	TBD	Zaro Family Songwriters Theater

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Keynote - Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding, Switched on Pop Podcas... 9:00am - 10:00am

St. George's independent School American Music Ensemble 10:15am - 11:15am

The Birth Of the Mirth Brigade 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nezperce High School Advanced Band 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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8 Things you can do NOW to expand representation in Music Techno... 10:15am - 11:15am

Harmonizing with AI: Revolutioni... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Primary Sources: Scaffolding Mus... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Gimme Me That Badge! Designing a... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Modern Band & MusicFirst - Perfe... 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Teaching with Authenticity: Examining Music's Historic and Conte... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Incorporating Neurodivergent learners into Popular Music Ensembl... 10:15am - 11:15am

Band AND 11:30am - 12:00pm

Joining the Wave: A Case for K-p... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Integrating Orchestral String In... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Popular Music Visuals: taking a... 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Teaching about Copyright and Related Music Industry Revenue 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Building Teachers' Creative Confidence in a Popular Music-Making... 10:15am - 11:15am

Building and Organizing Popular... 11:30am - 12:00pm

One From None: Setting the Stage... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Reinventing Everything: Identity... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Hip-Hop and Historical Context:... 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Creating a Career in Popular Music 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Circle up! Let’s make our sound with Body Music, Circlesinging,... 10:15am - 11:15am

Music Censorship and Appropriate... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Future Forward: Examining Effica... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Using Popular Music Repertoire &... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

How are We Thinking About the Hi... 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Creative Play: An Improv-Based Songwriting Collaboration Worksho... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Beyond the Classroom Walls: Leveraging Outside Professionals to... 10:15am - 11:15am

Backroom writing: uncovering the... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Reel Lessons: Social Media as a... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

The importance of Popular Music... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Vocal training experiences and p... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

The Lives and Careers of Six Bla... 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Moderation is Overrated: Using Extremes to Find the In-Betweens... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Teaching Popular Music through the Steel Band 10:15am - 11:15am

Teaching and Learning Collaborat... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Learning and Arranging a Song in... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

The Vibrant Art of Phrasing: Creating Different Grooves with a S... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Music Production Program Best Practices 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Afternoon Coffee Time 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Student Jam Session 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Pro/Teachers Jam Session 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Noël Tsoukalas 10:15am - 11:15am

Central Union High School Rock Combo 11:30am - 12:30pm

Valley Vista 2:00pm - 3:00pm

DJs stEad3 (Edward Vera) & Casey McFadden 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Carson Center	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	TBD	Tommy's Place	Zaro Family Songwriters Theater

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DIY DAWS 9:00am - 9:30am

SpartanSound Productions: Creati... 9:30am - 10:00am

Improv Comedy for Music Educators 10:15am - 11:15am

Wurrly & Inspire EDU demonstrati... 11:30am - 12:00pm

So You Want to Start a Music Pro... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Musicking in Masculine Spaces: Experiences in Drumming While Fem... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Songwriting as a Culture of Belonging 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Unlocking Creativity: Building Student Self-Efficacy through AI-... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Re-imagining composing in the mu... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Between the Beats: Using Sample-... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Praciticing Pop Instruments Inte... 9:00am - 9:30am

Culturally Responsive Pedagogies... 9:30am - 10:00am

The Song Factory: Pop Songwriting in the Classroom 10:15am - 11:15am

Tuning into Dissonance: Teaching... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Music Education Island 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Elevating popular music listening and musicianship skills with A... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

I Would Kill for a Class Like Th... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Coming Together: Briding the Div... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Digital Ensembles in Popular Mus... 9:00am - 9:30am

Diversifying curricula for inter... 9:30am - 10:00am

Fast Forward: Connecting curriculum with the modern music landsc... 10:15am - 11:15am

Building Student Portfolios for... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Modernizing Music Programs in Hi... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

A Scaffolded Project-Based Songwriting Curriculum for Middle Sch... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

I felt Pretty Heard: Cultivating... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Empowering Student Engagement an... 9:00am - 9:30am

Empowering East Asian Students i... 9:30am - 10:00am

Coming Together: A Panel Considering the Future of the 20th Cent... 10:15am - 11:15am

Vocaloids in the music teaching... 11:30am - 12:00pm

SongMakers: a decade of music me... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Groove in the Music Classroom 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Polyphonix: Breaking the Mold of the Traditional Orchestra 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Popular Music Education’s Ontological Crisis in the Age of Neoli... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Contemporary Issues and Curricul... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Incorporating Popular Music Lear... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Regionalism in Hip-Hop: Unsung P... 9:00am - 9:30am

I Got a Story to Tell: Hip-hop b... 9:30am - 10:00am

Ghost in the Machine: Do algorit... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Student Agency In the Nontradito... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Updating Music Technology Assessment Strategies 2:00pm - 3:00pm

A Student-Centered Approach to Popular Music Curriculum at the H... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

A Career Military Musician Perspective: The Vocalist's Experienc... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Fear No Sound: Exploring Pedagog... 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Exploring singing across culture... 3:45pm - 4:15pm

Telematic Music Making for Access and Inclusion 9:00am - 10:00am

Drum Together: Drum Kit Pedagogy for Music Educators 10:15am - 11:15am

Educator Objectives & Attitudes... 11:30am - 12:00pm

Critical Response Process: Makin... 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Improvisation: Talking to Your Friends with Your Instrument 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Conference Check in/Coffee Time 8:00am - 9:00am

Afternoon Coffee Time 3:00pm - 4:30pm

APME LIVE Student Showcase 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Marlo Leik 9:00am - 10:00am

APME LIVE Artist TBD 10:15am - 11:15am